Economic and Social Council - 2014 ECOSOC Integration Segment


Statements and Videos 2 February 2015 OPENING SESSION [Watch Archived Video Opening and Session 1] Opening remarks by H.E. Mr. Martin Sajdik, President of the Economic and Social Council (Text) [Watch Archived Video] Opening remarks Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations (Text) [Watch Archived Video] Keynote Addresses by H.E. Ms. Gabriela Rivadeneira, President, National Assembly of Ecuador (Text) [Watch Archived Video] Keynote Addresses by Ms. Thandiwe Chama, International Children’s Peace Prize Winner 2007 and co-founder of KidsRights Youngsters [Watch Archived Video] Setting the stage by Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi, United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth [Watch Archived Video] SESSION ONE: Youth Engagement in the Transition from MDGs to SDGs – [Watch Archived Video Opening and Session 1] Introductory remarks by the Co-Facilitator for the consultations and intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda H.E. Mr. David Donoghue, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations H.E. Mr. Macharia Kamau, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations Setting the stage for thematic breakout discussions Mr. Paul Ladd, Head, Team on the post 2015 Development Agenda, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, United Nations Development Programme SESSION TWO: WPAY+20 and the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Panel and Interactive Dialogue - [Watch Archived Video] Reflections on progress made in implementing WPAY over past 20 years and recommendations on how to move forward Chair: H. E. Mr. Vladimir Drobnjak, Vice-President of ECOSOC and Permanent Representative of Croatia to the United Nations Moderator: Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi, United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth Kick-off remarks: H.E. Mr. Alvaro José de Mendonça e Moura Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations Panel 1: H.E. Mr. Erion Veliaj, Minister of Youth and Social Welfare of Albania H.E. Ms. Susana Camarero Benítez, Secretary of State for Social Services Equality, Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality of Spain Mr. Andrew Rabens, Special Adviser for Global Youth Issues at the Department of State in the Office of the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, U.S.A Mr. Faisal al Tenaiji, President of the Board of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians of the IPU, Member of Parliament of the United Arab Emirates Ms. Afou Chantal Bengaly, Pan African Coordinator MIEC/IMCS - Pax Romana Panel 2: H.E. Mr. Salifou Dembele, Minister of Labor, Vocational Training and Youth of Burkina Faso H.E. Mr. José Manuel Romero Coello, Director General of the Mexican Institute of Youth H.E. Mr. Cristian Cosmin, Secretary of State, Ministry of Youth and Sport of Romania Mr. Juan Carlos Reyes, Director of Colombia Joven Ms. Li Qing, Deputy Secretary-General of All-China Youth Federation Mr. Joan Conca Domenech, Vice-President of the European Youth Forum 3 February 2015 SESSION THREE: Youth on the Rise: Youth Participation in Africa [Watch Archived Video Sessions 3 and 4] Chair: H.E. Mr. Mohamed Khaled Khiari, Vice-President of ECOSOC and Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations Moderator: Mr. Chernor Bah, Co-Founder A World at School and Founding Chair, GEFI Youth Advocacy Group Speakers: Mr. Ibrahim Ceesay, Chair-African Youth Alliance on Post 2015 and Reference Group Member of Action/2015 Global Campaign Ms. Rachel Nyaradzo Adams, Associate Director for Africa, Yale University Ms. Yvonne Akoth, Posty-2015 Ambassador of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) Mr. Eric Niragira, founder and Executive Director of CEDAC SESSION FOUR: Gender Equality and Youth: 20 Years since the Beijing Platform for Action and onwards to a Post-2015 Development Framework [Watch Archived Video Sessions 3 and 4] Chair: H.E. Ms. María Emma Mejía Vélez, Vice-President of ECOSOC and Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations Moderator: Ms. Femi Oke, Journalist, Al Jazeera Speakers: Ms. Vivian Onano, Education Spokesperson for Moremi Africa, and Global Youth Ambassador for “A World at School” Ms. Mirna Ines Fernández, Professor, EMI University Member, World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Ms. Melissa Ruvimbo Kubvoruno, Member, Rozario Memorial Trust & the World Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) Mr. Dakshitha Wickremarathne, Social worker and Member of the Global Civil Society Advisory Group (GCSAG) SESSION FIVE: Global, Regional and other Processes [Watch Archived Video Sessions 5; Key messages and next steps; and closing session] Moderator: H.E. Mr. Martin Sajdik, President of the Economic and Social Council Keynote speaker: Ms. Edeltraud Glettler, Director General for European, International and Social Policy Issues of the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection of Austria presenting the various measures in the field of youth employment in Austria Speakers: Mr. Andreas Karsten, co-founder, youthpolicy.org, presenting the outcomes of the First Global Forum on Youth Policies Mr. Alejo Ramirez, Secretary-General, Ibero-American Youth Organization (OIJ), presenting the outcomes of the Meeting of the Ibero-American Youth under the 24th Summit of the Heads of Ibero-American States and Governments Mr. Ma-Umba Mabiala, Director of Education and Youth, International Organization for La Francophonie (OIF) presenting on the outcomes of the 15th Summit of the La Francophonie and the adoption of the new Youth Strategy Mr. Yama Akbari, Hope XXL Foundation presenting the Liemers List Mr. Nicholas Bian, Chair of World Bank Group Youth Summit presenting on the outcomes of the 2014 WBG Youth Summit Ms. Marija Lugarić, Member of the Board of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians of the IPU, Member of the Parliament of Croatia presenting on the outcomes of the First IPU Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians Financing Sustainable Development: Investing in Youth Chair: H.E. Ambassador Mr. Oh Joon, Vice-President of ECOSOC and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations H.E. Mr. George Wilfred Talbot, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, Co-Facilitators for the preparatory process of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development H.E. Ms. May-Elin Stener, Chargé d’Affaires, Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations Ms. Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, UNFPA Deputy Executive Director presenting 2014 State of World Population Report on the Power of 1.8 Billion Adolescents, Youth and the Transformation of the Future KEY MESSAGES AND NEXT STEPS [Watch Archived Video Sessions 5; Key messages and next steps; and closing session] “Youth Engagement in the Transition from MDGs to SDGs” Chair: H.E. Ambassador Mr. Oh Joon, Vice-President of ECOSOC and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Mr. Chris Dekki, United Nations Liaison Officer for ICMYO Speakers: Mr. Jilt van Schayik, UN Youth Delegate of the Netherlands Ms. Jean Manney, US Country Representative, Restless Development Ms. Maribel Ullmann, Plan International Ms. Karolina Piotrowska, United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth Closing Session - [Watch Archived Video Sessions 5; Key messages and next steps; and closing session] Special address by Ms. Helen Clark, Administrator of UNDP Closing remarks by Mr. Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General, Department of Economic and Social Affairs Closing remarks by Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi, United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth Closing remarks by H.E. Mr. Martin Sajdik, President of the Economic and Social Council (Text)

Statements and Videos
2 February 2015
OPENING SESSION [Watch Archived Video Opening and Session 1]

Opening remarks by H.E. Mr. Martin Sajdik, President of the Economic and Social Council (Text) [Watch Archived Video]

Opening remarks Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations (Text) [Watch Archived Video]

Keynote Addresses by H.E. Ms. Gabriela Rivadeneira, President, National Assembly of Ecuador (Text) [Watch Archived Video]

Keynote Addresses by Ms. Thandiwe Chama, International Children’s Peace Prize Winner 2007 and co-founder of KidsRights Youngsters [Watch Archived Video]

Setting the stage by Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi, United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth [Watch Archived Video]

SESSION ONE:

Youth Engagement in the Transition from MDGs to SDGs – [Watch Archived Video Opening and Session 1]

Introductory remarks by the Co-Facilitator for the consultations and intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda

H.E. Mr. David Donoghue, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations

H.E. Mr. Macharia Kamau, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations

Setting the stage for thematic breakout discussions Mr. Paul Ladd, Head, Team on the post 2015 Development Agenda, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, United Nations Development Programme

SESSION TWO: WPAY+20 and the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Panel and Interactive Dialogue - [Watch Archived Video]

Reflections on progress made in implementing WPAY over past 20 years and recommendations on how to move forward

Chair: H. E. Mr. Vladimir Drobnjak, Vice-President of ECOSOC and Permanent Representative of Croatia to the United Nations
Moderator: Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi, United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth
Kick-off remarks: H.E. Mr. Alvaro José de Mendonça e Moura Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations

Panel 1:

H.E. Mr. Erion Veliaj, Minister of Youth and Social Welfare of Albania

H.E. Ms. Susana Camarero Benítez, Secretary of State for Social Services Equality, Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality of Spain

Mr. Andrew Rabens, Special Adviser for Global Youth Issues at the Department of State in the Office of the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, U.S.A

Mr. Faisal al Tenaiji, President of the Board of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians of the IPU, Member of Parliament of the United Arab Emirates

Ms. Afou Chantal Bengaly, Pan African Coordinator MIEC/IMCS - Pax Romana

Panel 2:

H.E. Mr. Salifou Dembele, Minister of Labor, Vocational Training and Youth of Burkina Faso

H.E. Mr. José Manuel Romero Coello, Director General of the Mexican Institute of Youth

H.E. Mr. Cristian Cosmin, Secretary of State, Ministry of Youth and Sport of Romania

Mr. Juan Carlos Reyes, Director of Colombia Joven

Ms. Li Qing, Deputy Secretary-General of All-China Youth Federation

Mr. Joan Conca Domenech, Vice-President of the European Youth Forum

3 February 2015

SESSION THREE: Youth on the Rise: Youth Participation in Africa [Watch Archived Video Sessions 3 and 4]

Chair: H.E. Mr. Mohamed Khaled Khiari, Vice-President of ECOSOC and Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations

Moderator: Mr. Chernor Bah, Co-Founder A World at School and Founding Chair, GEFI Youth Advocacy Group

Speakers:

Mr. Ibrahim Ceesay, Chair-African Youth Alliance on Post 2015 and Reference Group Member of Action/2015 Global Campaign

Ms. Rachel Nyaradzo Adams, Associate Director for Africa, Yale University

Ms. Yvonne Akoth, Posty-2015 Ambassador of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)

Mr. Eric Niragira, founder and Executive Director of CEDAC

SESSION FOUR: Gender Equality and Youth: 20 Years since the Beijing Platform for Action and onwards to a Post-2015 Development Framework [Watch Archived Video Sessions 3 and 4]

Chair: H.E. Ms. María Emma Mejía Vélez, Vice-President of ECOSOC and Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations
Moderator: Ms. Femi Oke, Journalist, Al Jazeera

Speakers:

Ms. Vivian Onano, Education Spokesperson for Moremi Africa, and Global Youth Ambassador for “A World at School”

Ms. Mirna Ines Fernández, Professor, EMI University Member, World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

Ms. Melissa Ruvimbo Kubvoruno, Member, Rozario Memorial Trust & the World Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA)

Mr. Dakshitha Wickremarathne, Social worker and Member of the Global Civil Society Advisory Group (GCSAG)

SESSION FIVE: Global, Regional and other Processes [Watch Archived Video Sessions 5; Key messages and next steps; and closing session]

Moderator: H.E. Mr. Martin Sajdik, President of the Economic and Social Council

Keynote speaker: Ms. Edeltraud Glettler, Director General for European, International and Social Policy Issues of the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection of Austria presenting the various measures in the field of youth employment in Austria

Speakers:

Mr. Andreas Karsten, co-founder, youthpolicy.org, presenting the outcomes of the First Global Forum on Youth Policies

Mr. Alejo Ramirez, Secretary-General, Ibero-American Youth Organization (OIJ), presenting the outcomes of the Meeting of the Ibero-American Youth under the 24th Summit of the Heads of Ibero-American States and Governments

Mr. Ma-Umba Mabiala, Director of Education and Youth, International Organization for La Francophonie (OIF) presenting on the outcomes of the 15th Summit of the La Francophonie and the adoption of the new Youth Strategy

Mr. Yama Akbari, Hope XXL Foundation presenting the Liemers List

Mr. Nicholas Bian, Chair of World Bank Group Youth Summit presenting on the outcomes of the 2014 WBG Youth Summit

Ms. Marija Lugarić, Member of the Board of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians of the IPU, Member of the Parliament of Croatia presenting on the outcomes of the First IPU Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians

Financing Sustainable Development: Investing in Youth

Chair: H.E. Ambassador Mr. Oh Joon, Vice-President of ECOSOC and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations

H.E. Mr. George Wilfred Talbot, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, Co-Facilitators for the preparatory process of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development

H.E. Ms. May-Elin Stener, Chargé d’Affaires, Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations

Ms. Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, UNFPA Deputy Executive Director presenting 2014 State of World Population Report on the Power of 1.8 Billion Adolescents, Youth and the Transformation of the Future

KEY MESSAGES AND NEXT STEPS [Watch Archived Video Sessions 5; Key messages and next steps; and closing session]

“Youth Engagement in the Transition from MDGs to SDGs”

Chair: H.E. Ambassador Mr. Oh Joon, Vice-President of ECOSOC and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations
Mr. Chris Dekki, United Nations Liaison Officer for ICMYO
Speakers:

Mr. Jilt van Schayik, UN Youth Delegate of the Netherlands

Ms. Jean Manney, US Country Representative, Restless Development

Ms. Maribel Ullmann, Plan International

Ms. Karolina Piotrowska, United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth

Closing Session - [Watch Archived Video Sessions 5; Key messages and next steps; and closing session]

Special address by Ms. Helen Clark, Administrator of UNDP

Closing remarks by Mr. Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General, Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Closing remarks by Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi, United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth

Closing remarks by H.E. Mr. Martin Sajdik, President of the Economic and Social Council (Text)

FROM GLOBAL COMMITMENT TO NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION